Improved blacking-brush and holder



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL BOWKER, OF BOSTON, *MASSACHUSETTS IMPROVED BLACKING-BRUSH AND HOLDER.

Specification forming part ot' Letters Patent No. 41,35 l), dated January 26, 1864.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, DANIEL BOWKER, of Boston, in the county of Suii'olk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improved Combined Blacking-Brush and Holder; and I do hereby declare the same to be fully described and represented in the following` specication and the accompanying drawings, of Whichl Figure l represen ts a side view, and Fig. 2, a section, of my invention.

The said invention consists in applying to a shoebrush a box or case, which answers the double purpose rof containing the blaclring and as a cover to the brush, to prevent it from soiling articles of clothing or wearing apparel y With which it may come in contact while packedfinfa trunk or otherwise.

In the drawings above mentioned, A denotes the body of the brush, and a the handle of the same. B is the polishing part of the brush, and c, the part for applying the blackingto a boot or shoe. D is a box or case, made sufliciently large to easily encompass the brush B, and which is to be attached to the brushbody in any suitable manner so as easily to be removed. The case D should also be made or a sufficient depth to contain abox of blacking I in addition to the brush B. It may also be l tted with a contrivance for retaining blacki ing-boxes of ditt'erentsizes within it. The brush j O may also be provided with a cover, E, to j; prevent it from soiling different articles. l I would observe that a box of blacking may be placed iu the case without a cover. 1n this case, to polish a pair ot' boots or shoes, all that is necessary to be done is to remove the case D from the brush, rub the small brush() upon the blacking to black the boot or shoe, and polish with the brush B.

I claim- My improved combined brush and blackin g l holder constructed substantiallyr in manner and for the purposes as above described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signa-ture this 20th day of October, A. D. 1863.

D ANIEL BOWKER.

Witnesses:

CHAs. E. ALLEN, FREDERICK CURTIS. 

